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Jersey is an island, blessed with warm summer sunshine, mild winters, flower-filled springs and soft autumns. Surrounded by crystal clear seas and wonderful beaches, the island has an incomparable depth of history and heritage, from Palaeolithic, Neolithic...

During the German Occupation of Jersey from 1st July 1940 to 9th May 1945, the civilian population of 41,000 lived under the overwhelming presence of 11,000 German troops and whilst large-scale organised resistance activity was not possible, acts of dissent...